People

	Presidents	Secretaries
1898	Revd Prof George Henslow
1899		Revd William Frederick Cobb (later Geikie-Cobb)
1900		Revd William Manning
1902	Revd Dr William Douglas Morrison
1908	Sir Charles Acland
	From around 1911 to his death in 1961 the organization was dominated by Henry Dewsbury Alves Major, editor of the Modern Churchman from its inception in 1911. Major was its primary spokesman who frequently articulated the Modernist programme.
1915	Prof Percy Gardner
1916		Revd Cavendish Moxon [Note 1]
1920		Mr Philip Henry Bagenal
1923	Very Revd Hastings Rashdall	Revd John Henry Bentley
1924	Very Revd William Ralph Inge
1927		Revd Thomas John Wood
1934	Very Revd Walter Robert Matthews
1937	Sir Cyril Norwood
1942		Revd Robert Gladstone Griffith
1950		Revd Thomas John Wood
1954		Revd Clifford Oswald Rhodes
1958	Rt Revd John Leonard Wilson
1960		Revd Frank Edward Compton
1966	Very Revd Edward Frederick Carpenter
		[Note 2]
1990	Rt Revd Peter Selby
1991		Revd Nicholas Paul Henderson
1997	Rt Revd John Saxbee
2002		Revd Jonathan Clatworthy
2011	Revd Prof John Barton

Notes

1. Moxon had previously acted as Assistant Secretary to Manning. Miss Dora Nussey and Revd J M Jeakes acted with Moxon as Hon Assistant Secretaries. Later Mr Llewelyn Preece took the place of Jeakes. [back]
2. Secretaries from 1960 to 1991 are a little unclear. In 1984 Edward Compton was Membership Secretary, Revd Peter Croft was General Secretary and Revd John Gutteridge was Conference Secretary. Revd Richard Truss succeeded Peter Croft in about 1987. Edward Compton continued as Membership Secretary until this was handed over to Philip Harratt. [back]